Verilog is a hardware description language, also known as an HDL. It is most commonly used in the verification and design of digital circuits and the verification of mixed signal and analog circuits. Verilog is the first recognized hardware description language to be invented.
Verilog HDL / VHDL is a hardware description language used to implement a hardware on a computer virtually. It means that we can append all the attributes of a hardware to a computer program and verify as to how it works. But there may be differences in its behavior when it is actually implemented physically. For example, there may be an unexpected time delay. So, it is required to verify the design physically. Hence, we dump this Verilog / VHDL code into an FPGA / CPLD and verify the design physically. In other words, Verilog HDL / VHDL program is used to verify the design on a computer where as FPGA / CPLD implementation is used to verify the design on an IC.
These are Electronic Design Automation tools. These tools are used to design and implement electronic circuits virtually using a computer. Programming languages like VHDL, Verilog can be used for this purpose.
Verilog is a hardware description language used to model electronic systems.
Verilog stands for Verification Logic. But is mostly used as Verilog HDL (Verification Logic Hardware Description Language)
CAD means computer aided design. CAD tools are used to design chips virtually on a computer. Programming languages like VHDL, Verilog, System C, Syatem Verilog are used for this purpose. The successful designs of these languages can be fabricated into chips.
HDL means hardware description language. These are the computer programming languages used to describe hardware. By doing so one can virtually realize hardware and test it. Verilog HDL is one of several hardware description languages available.
The very basic reason is that Verilog is easy to learn than VHDL. The more important reason is that VHDL is a high level design and Verilog is low level. It means that, in Verilog, the user has got a flexibility of designing from the very basic level. As most of the errors can be rectified at very low level, Verilog is more reliable.
Samir Palnitkar has written: 'Verilog HDL' -- subject(s): Verilog (Computer hardware description language) 'Design Verification with e'
Stephen D. Brown has written: 'Fundamentals of digital logic with Verilog design' -- subject(s): Logic circuits, Computer-aided design, Data processing, Verilog (Computer hardware description language), Design and construction
Shivakumar Chonnad has written: 'Verilog' -- subject(s): Application specific integrated circuits, Design, Verilog (Computer hardware description language)
Verilog was created in 1984.
Peter J. Ashenden has written: 'Digital design' -- subject(s): Embedded computer systems, Verilog (Computer hardware description language), System design 'The VHDL cookbook' 'Digital Design (Verilog)' 'The Designer's Guide to VHDL (Systems on Silicon)' 'The system designer's guide to VHDL-AMS'